Spreading Kindness

At this time of year, it is a wonderful opportunity to learn to be inclusive and that was the ultimate goal of our winter holiday learning.  The students are learning about how others celebrate holidays and to celebrate differences.  In all of the hustle and bustle that this time of year brings, I can truly say that this group of children continue to spread kindness and work together.  I am so proud of their efforts in the Christmas Concert.  They sang and danced and demonstrated courage by getting up on the stage and doing their best.



P.S. We were so excited to receive mail from the North Pole.  Please ask your child what we received.

Happy Holidays!  See you on January 6th 2020.

T'was the week before Christmas Holidays and the Children were Busy!

T'was the week before holidays and the Kindergartens are happy and excited.  We have an incredibly busy week ahead.  Here is a quick breakdown of special events we have in store:

Monday December 16- Dress Rehearsal for our concert.
Tuesday December 17- Concerts at 11:45 am and 7:00 pm
Please have your child in the KA classroom no earlier than 6:40 pm for the evening performance.  Students can be picked up immediately following the completion of the concert in our classroom.
Wednesday December 18-Wear your Christmas Socks and Accessories Day as well as caroling in the gym.
Thursday December 19- Wear red and green.  KA will wrap up our festive learning with a holiday party.
Friday December 20- P. J. Day, caroling in the gym, and our special lunch hot dog lunch and movie with KB.  Please send snacks for your child in their lunch bag.

Happy Holidays

T'is the Season

We have had an exciting week, pretending to travel on our holiday train making stops at several different celebrations.  Our first stop on the train was Hanukkah where we made latkes and played dreidel.  Our second stop was at Los Posada, where we welcomed a special guest, Mr. Melo to talk about traditions he had as a child growing up in Mexico.  As a result of his visit, we are working together to create a pinata.  Our third stop was Kwanzaa, where we focused on the colours of the candles and showing kindness to others.  Our final destination is Christmas and the children are excited!  We worked collaboratively to decorate our classroom tree and listened to music.  Next week promises to be very busy with our Christmas concert and special activities.

Please plan on having your child arrive no earlier than 6:40 on December 17, as the classroom will be locked.  Children will return to our classroom after our part in the concert and should be picked up at the end of the concert.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask.

It's Not A Box!

At this time of year the days seem to fly by, especially with many special activities.  Earlier this week, we attended an electrical presentation in the gym.  The students learned about electrical safety and conservation.  Our focus then switched to designing our Holiday Train.  We used the book "It's Not a Box" as a spring board for constructing a huge train in the classroom.  Each student responded to the literature by designing a blue print for the train.  We worked collaboratively to decide on the colours for the train and by the end of the week we have the train designed and painted and ready to use next week.  Our last exciting activity was creating lists for Santa and walking to the Post Office.  The students are noticing more new and familiar sites around Clinton and excitedly chatter to each other as we walk.